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How should we value talent management? / Sparrow, Paul; Otaye, Lilian; Makram, Heba.
Centre for Performance-Led Human Resources, 2014. 45 p.

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Sparrow, P, Otaye, L & Makram, H 2014, How should we value talent management? Centre for Performance-Led Human Resources.

APA

Sparrow, P., Otaye, L., & Makram, H. (2014). How should we value talent management? Centre for Performance-Led Human Resources.

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Sparrow P, Otaye L, Makram H. How should we value talent management? Centre for Performance-Led Human Resources, 2014. 45 p.

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Sparrow, Paul ; Otaye, Lilian ; Makram, Heba. / How should we value talent management?. Centre for Performance-Led Human Resources, 2014. 45 p.

Bibtex

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RIS

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